Physical Inspection (PHY-003-R006) - PHY-003

Requirement Details & Guidance

PHY-003-R006 · PHY-003

Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to secure data centers and critical facilities through restricted access, environmental protection, monitoring, inspection, logging, compliance review, and continuous improvement, with specific focus on physical inspection, so that physical security controls are proportionate to risk and remain effective.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process for physical inspection. Define accountable owners, required inputs and outputs, authorization or validation criteria, review frequency, monitoring, reporting, exception handling, and evidence requirements. Apply controls according to facility, asset, media, personnel, and environmental risk, and integrate with asset management, incident response, business continuity, and facilities processes where applicable.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

PHY-003-R006 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

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Best Practices & Ownership

PHY-003 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.15-3.2 – Physical Access Standards for Information Processing Facilities	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 3) Environmental Controls – 3.1 Environmental controls protecting critical-asset locations from natural/man-made threats; 3) Environmental Controls – 3.2 Monitoring environmental-control breaches and physical security	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 3.1 PR.AA: Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 6(2) – Protection of information assets, ICT assets and physical components/infrastructure	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 7.5 – Protecting against physical and environmental threats	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(1) – Cybersecurity risk-management measures – general obligation	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS01 – Managed Operations > DSS01.05 – Manage facilities. 4.4 – Deliver, Service and Support (DSS) > DSS05 – Managed Security Services > DSS05.05 – Manage physical access to I&T assets.	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: PR.AA – Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control \| PR.AA-06 – Physical access to assets is managed, monitored, and enforced commensurate with risk PR.IR – Technology Infrastructure Resilience \| PR.IR-02 – The organization’s technology assets are protected from environmental threats DE.CM – Continuous Monitoring \| DE.CM-02 – The physical environment is monitored to find potentially adverse events	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.11 – PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PE-3 – PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC6.4 – Logical and Physical Access Controls – The entity restricts physical access to facilities and protected information assets (for example, data center facilities, backup media storage, and other sensitive locations) to authorized personnel to meet the entity’s objectives. A1.2 – Availability – The entity authorizes, designs, develops or acquires, implements, operates, approves, maintains, and monitors environmental protections, software, data backup processes, and recovery infrastructure to meet its objectives.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Physical & Environmental Security (PHY)

Purpose:

To protect the organization's physical assets, personnel, and facilities.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Data Center & Critical Facility Security (PHY-003)

Summary:

Establishes critical facility security including restricted access, server room protection, communication room security, facility monitoring, physical inspection, review, security logging, compliance review, and continuous improvement.

Business Description:

Establish and maintain physical security controls for data centers, server rooms, communication rooms, and other critical facilities supporting business operations.

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